The jury 4th edition 2019-2020

The jury

The Jury of the 4th edition of the International Award UCLG - Mexico City - Culture 21 was made up of the following five members, all of whom are prestigious international experts with impeccable trajectories in the cultural field: José Alfonso Suárez del Real (president of the Jury); Lourdes Arizpe; Catherine Cullen; Lupwishi Mbuyamba and Ayşegül Sabuktay.

José Alfonso Suárez del Real

José Alfonso Suárez del Real y Aguilera is the current Secretary for Culture of Mexico City, and he has a recognized career as a journalist and cultural promoter, as well as a vast experience in cultural public policies and Human Rights.

Lourdes Arizpe

Dr. Lourdes Arizpe was appointed Secretary General and member of the United Nations Commission on Culture and Development at the same time that she was managing cultural projects in many countries of the world as UNESCO's Deputy Director of Culture.

Catherine Cullen

Catherine Cullen was Deputy Mayor for Culture for the City of Lille, France. She is the former Chair of the Culture Committee of UCLG and is presently its Special Advisor on Culture in Sustainable Cities.

Lupwishi Mbuyamba

Ethnomusicologist, educated in philology and philosophy, researcher and scholar, Lupwishi Mbuyamba, he is currently the Executive Director of the Observatory of Cultural Policies in Africa and President of the African Music Council.

Ayşegül Sabuktay

Ayşegül Sabuktay is the director of the Izmir Mediterranean Academy, which is a unique organization founded by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality in 2011 as a think tank and a democratic cultural platform.

See below the document of presentation of the International Jury of the 4th edition of the Award, as well as the Communiqué and the Final Report.

no-alternative